Improvement in book-binding



I. REYNOLDS.

B 00k Binding.

No. 201,450. Patented March I9,l878.

Inventor,-

N. PEI'ERB. F

UNITED STAT S PATENT QFFIGE.

IRA REYNOLDS,

OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS, OF SAME PLACE.

'IMPR'OVEMENT m BOOKFBIN-DING.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 20] ,450, dated March19, 1878; application filed February 27, 1878. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA REYNOLDS, of Dayton, in the colnlty ofMontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Books, and also means for facilitating theirconstruction; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear,

and January 22, 1878. It more fully carries outthe general ideas thenand there suggested in a minute and special form, covering every varietyand style of large book not then and there named, but used by businessmen.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bookproper, showing the inside flexible cover b, with the single and doubletapes or bands a and a as passed through, brought forward, revertedbackward, and firmly secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view,showing the book proper as secured to the finishing-binder e. The dottedlines show the inside flexible cover as secured to the finishing-binderand covered by the inside finishing-sheets of the book proper. Fig. 3 isan end view of the book as secured to the finishing-binder, showing theinside flexible cover b as acting to produce what may be termed a doublespring-back. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a former or substitutebook, h, with the finishing-binder e placed over the same, as in processof construction. Fig. 5 is an end view of the same, showing the end ofthe hub 9, metal piece f, linen 11, cover 6, representative book h, withappendages n 0 attached thereto.

In making the book proper I sew the. sheets, in the usual manner, aroundeither single or double tapes, bands, or cords, and, as in my patent ofJanuary 22, 1878, I provide a reasonably stiff but flexible board cover,which I term the inner or cover to the book proper and thedifferencebetween the manner of makin g mybook andthat of makingordinary books is, that the cords, tapes, or bands or anda (when used)pass through the inner flexible cover b, and their ends are then turnedforward, (instead of back or retroverted, as in my patent of January 22,1878,) and firmly pasted or glued thereto, except when found necessaryto produce a very strong book, in which case I sew around double tapesor bands, which pass through the flexible cover 11, the inner one ofwhich is turned forward, as above, and the outer one is reverted andsecured to the back of the cover, as seen at a, Fig. 1, and may becovered with pasteboard, cloth, or leather, as in my patent of January22, 1878.

These books, being thus constructed with the inner flexible coverslightly smaller, as seen by dotted lines, Fig. 2, than thefinishingsheets I), Fig. 2, may be subsequently applied to or furnishedwith the outer or finishing leaves or covers, as it will be seen thatwhen the two come together, and the inner flexible cover is united tothe finishing-binder, the finishing-sheets I) hide the inner flexiblecover, and the tapes, bands, or cords come between the inner flexiblecover and the stiff boards 6 of the finishing-binder, and when the bookis opened the inner cover, being secured to the book andfinishing-binder, throws the book up flat in the center, and forms whatI term a double spring-back book, as seen at b, Fig. 3.

In the formation of the finishing-binding e, I use my wooden back, aspatented January 22, 1878; and the main difference between the making ofmy cover and the ordinary practice is, that I use a former or substitutebook h,

with its appendages n 0, instead of forming the finishing binder orbinding over the book proper. This manner of forming a finishingbinderfor either a permanent or removable book over a former or substitutebook is very desirable, as the former or substitute book h, with itsappendages n 0, gives the exact size of the finishing-binder. Theappendage n is supposed to give the requisite projection of the twolidsof the cover over the book, while the appendage 0 forms a perfectstop for the rapid and exact adjustment of the two lids e e I of thecover.

It will be seen that any girl capable of working i wooden back, andforms the first connection between the stiff boards of the cover andwooden back.

The former or substitute book is designed to be the exact size of thefinishing-binder of any desirable size of book, and may be composed ofpaper, pasteboard, wood, or any other material which will form asubstantial former or substitute book, with appendages n o for the rapidand exact formation of the finishing binders or bindings for stationaryor removablebooks. v

Having described the nature of my invention and improvements, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The book h, the inner flexible cover of which consists'of an outerstiffening-board, b,

smaller than the book proper, and an inner finishing-sheet, b, the edgesof which project beyond the stiffening-board b, whereby it may beattached to the finishing-cover e, in the manner shown and described.

2. The herein-described former or substitute book h, having theappendages n 0, whereby the formation of the outer finishing-cover e isaccurately and quickly accomplished, substan tially as shown anddescribed. I

' IRA REYNOLDS.

- Witnesses:

OnAs. B. W001),

WILLIAM J ONES.

